Purchasing

Purchasing coordinator CV: example and template

This example is for purchasing coordinators at manufacturing, construction and trading companies, and for purchasing assistants and buyers who want to take charge of a group of suppliers.

The purchasing manager wants to know which categories you buy, how many suppliers you handle, how you negotiate and what savings and delivery times you achieve. We show you how to describe this on your CV.

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Example CV: purchasing coordinator

All the details in this example are fictional. Treat it as a model of layout and wording, and replace the content with your own experience.

Rafał Jankowski

Purchasing coordinator

Bielsko-Biala +48 123 456 789 rafal.jankowski@example.com

Professional profile

Purchasing coordinator with 6 years of experience at an agricultural machinery manufacturer. I am responsible for buying steel, forgings and fasteners from 45 suppliers, with an annual spend of about PLN 38 million. I coordinate orders, delivery dates and supplier assessment, and renegotiating framework agreements saved 6% in 2025.

Work experience

Purchasing coordinator

02.2021 - present

Agricultural machinery manufacturer, Bielsko-Biala

  • Buying steel, forgings and fasteners from 45 suppliers, spend of about PLN 38 million a year.
  • Orders in the ERP based on the production plan and stock levels.
  • Renegotiated framework agreements, a 6% saving in 2025.
  • On-time delivery up from 86% to 95% after introducing supplier assessment.
  • Requests for quotation, quote comparisons and recommendations for the purchasing manager.

Buyer

05.2018 - 01.2021

Construction company, Katowice

  • Buying materials for building sites.
  • Contact with wholesalers and receiving deliveries.
  • Checking invoices.

Education

Engineer's degree, management and production engineering

2014 - 2018

University of Bielsko-Biala

Skills

  • Buying production materials
  • Negotiating with suppliers
  • Requests for quotation and quote comparison
  • Supplier assessment
  • ERP system
  • Purchase cost analysis

Training

  • Purchasing negotiation training, 2022
  • Incoterms 2020 course, 2021

Languages

  • English: B2
  • German: B1

Additional information

  • Category B driving licence and willing to visit suppliers

I hereby consent to the processing of my personal data for the purposes necessary to carry out the recruitment process, in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 (GDPR).

How to write a purchasing coordinator CV

Professional summary

Write which categories you buy, at which company, how many suppliers you handle and the spend. Add a result, for example savings or better on-time delivery, because the purchasing manager judges a coordinator by the numbers. Name your ERP system if you know it.

Purchasing assistant with 2 years of experience at a furniture company. I send requests for quotation, enter orders into the ERP system and keep delivery dates on track. I am looking for work as a purchasing coordinator.

Experience: duties and achievements

Describe categories, suppliers, spend, orders, negotiation and supplier assessment. Show savings and on-time delivery in numbers. Add your work with production planning and the warehouse.

Weaker: Buying.

Better: Buying steel, forgings and fasteners from 45 suppliers, spend of about PLN 38 million a year.

Weaker: Negotiation.

Better: Renegotiated framework agreements, a 6% saving in 2025.

Weaker: Deliveries.

Better: On-time delivery up from 86% to 95% after introducing supplier assessment.

Skills worth listing

List purchasing categories, negotiation, requests for quotation, supplier assessment, ERP and cost analysis. In your soft skills show negotiation, accuracy and resilience to deadline pressure.

Professional skills

  • Purchasing categories
  • Negotiation
  • Requests for quotation
  • Supplier assessment
  • ERP
  • Cost analysis

Personal skills

  • Negotiation
  • Accuracy
  • Resilience to pressure
  • Communication
  • Analytical thinking

Training

List negotiation, Incoterms and supplier management training. Add purchasing certificates, for example CIPS, if you have them, because international companies value them.

Purchasing coordinator CV with no experience

Describe work in procurement, a warehouse or order handling. Show that you know the documents and systems.

Start as a purchasing assistant. Add foreign languages, because many suppliers are abroad.

Tailoring your CV to the job offer

A manufacturer looks for buying materials and work with the production plan, a construction company for supplying sites, and a retail chain for buying goods and negotiating trading terms. Move to the top what the job ad is about.

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Questions and answers

What should a purchasing coordinator put on a CV?

Categories, suppliers, spend, orders, negotiation, savings, on-time delivery, the ERP system and languages.

How does a purchasing coordinator differ from a buyer?

A buyer handles day-to-day needs, while a coordinator manages a group of suppliers, agreements and purchasing results.

How do you show savings?

Give the percentage or amount saved and where it came from, for example renegotiating agreements.

Does knowing Incoterms matter?

Yes, when buying from foreign suppliers.

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